Zhu Jingyuan looked at the report sent back by Lin Zexu and looked at the list of countries that supported and agreed with the Austrians' proposal.

I always feel that the arrangement of these places is a little inexplicably familiar.

The sea route of Nanyang, Tianzhu, Persia, Ottoman, Austria, and Italy......

Plus the southern railway line from Kazakhstan to Tessy via Ottoman.

If you add what you planned before, the two land bridges that take the Mongolian Plateau and the Western Regions.

Isn't this basically the plan of the "Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road"?

That is, it is commonly known as a "belt" and a "road".

It's just that there are fewer countries in this world, and the east of Persia, including Tianzhu, is the land controlled by the Ming Dynasty, so it can be directly unblocked.

Tessie had no Poland, and Lucia and Prussia were directly connected.

Bulk Austria has not yet been completely shattered, and the Balkans are still Ottoman lands.

Now, basically, as long as you say yes, this thing is done.

Because there is no external interference, Da Ming himself is the one who controls the situation.

There are some Taixi people who want to open another route, and of course Da Ming has no reason to refuse.

It is acceptable for Zhu Jingyuan to write a reply directly.

As for the port cities to be added to the trade routes, in addition to the two places that have already been listed, Tianjin and Songjiang, there are four ports of Qiongzhou, Lion City, Ceylon and Djibouti.

In addition to Qiongzhou, the remaining three cities are actually engaged in foreign re-export, import and export, and supply business, which can be regarded as important cities on the semi-open key route nodes.

As for the British's proposal to connect trade routes to the New World and add colonies to the list of open ports, Zhu Jingyuan basically rejected them without considering it.

The United States has already been open to the Ming Dynasty, and it is expected that sharing is better than exclusive.

At the same time, one of Zhu Jingyuan's important goals was to completely drive out the Taixi people in Yinzhou.

Now to open up the cities of Yinzhou to join free trade is tantamount to bringing more outsiders into Yinzhou.

That was meaningless, and it didn't fit the operation that Zhu Jingyuan envisioned.

The situation in Xintianfu is even more serious, where the Ming royal family is forbidden and retreated, and the residents must be Ming people who account for the absolute majority.

Sanqing City's ability to allow Taixi merchants to trade is already the limit, and it is impossible to allow Taixi to open shops there.

Zhu Jingyuan also knew what the situation was in Nantianzhu now, so Mumbai's behavior of making up the numbers was directly denied.

It makes a lot of sense to open up the southwest of Mozhou, but it's also not big.

As for Lin Zexu's prediction, it is unlikely that other countries may also ask for colonial ports to replace those that should be opened on the mainland, and Zhu Jingyuan directly replied that it would not be allowed.

What Daming wants to do now is to let the mainland of Taixi countries bind Daming at the economic level.

Most of the colonies of the Tessie countries are dependent on the local industrial system and belong to the status of subordination.

In most areas, the industry is underdeveloped, or very biased, and the importance is not enough.

Obtaining the markets of these colonies was of course beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, but it did not meet Zhu Jingyuan's goal of binding himself to the Taixi countries at the economic level.

So, although in the western and southern regions of Mexicana, including the British New England, there are several ports with good economic and trade value.

But Zhu Jingyuan considered his actual goals and finally decided to ban them all.

He also reminded Lin Zexu to grasp the direction well, and the goal and direction of this cooperation is the trade cooperation of the Shenou continent.

It is best not to get involved in the affairs of Mozhou and Yinzhou.

Lin Zexu was a little surprised when he received the response, but after considering Zhu Jingyuan's goal and the situation in the mainland and colonies of Taixi, Lin Zexu quickly understood.

At the same time, the representatives of the Tessie countries also reported the situation of this meeting to the monarchs in the rear.

The British's use of colonial ports aroused the curiosity of other monarchs.

Two days later, the meeting continued, and the delegates from the Tessie countries, including the British, were eager to take the plunge.

Then Lin Zexu directly gave them a slap in the face:

"His Royal Highness Prince Daishi has asked that we limit the scope of this cooperation to Europe and the European continent as much as possible.

"So the overseas and colonial ports are no longer discussed.

"In addition to Lucia, the Netherlands, Italy, and Portugal, if other Tessie countries want to join the cooperation agreement, they should open at least two cities on their own territory.

"British representative, the situation in Nantianzhu is well known, so don't forget about Mumbai, and the colonies of Mozhou and Yinzhou in the southwest will not be included in the scope of cooperation discussions.

"So please pick another city outside of Southampton as soon as possible."

The delegates were stunned.

Originally, it was thought that the Ming would bargain over the value of the colonial port, but now he directly denies it......

British Foreign Secretary Jenkinson asked in disbelief:

"Mr. Lin, the port of our colony is also of high commercial and trade value.

"Isn't it okay to replace a native port slot with multiple colonial ports?"

Lin Zexu vetoed it without hesitation:

"No, a colony is a colony, and the native is the local, and it is even more obvious to the Tessie.

"The opening of the local port is a kind of sincerity.

"The Ming side has decided to add Qiongzhou, Lion City, Ceylon, and Djibouti ports in addition to Tianjin and Songjiang.

"The Ming Dynasty can accept the suggestions of the Ottomans, Austria, Italy, and other relevant countries to build trading companies controlled by the royal families of maritime countries and operate the corresponding sea routes.

"If the UK is going to decide to join this cooperation agreement, please show your sincerity as well."

The British representative Jenkinson was taken aback by what he said, and the fuel began to be helpless and unwilling.

But in the end, the British representatives did not question the decision of the Ming Dynasty.

Because the status of the two sides is not assessed, Britain is to abide by the decisions already made by the Ming Dynasty:

"Great Britain...... Daming's suggestion will be carefully considered, but we need some time to discuss and solve the problem internally. ”

Lin Zexu nodded slightly, and then looked at the representatives of his country, and no one stood up against it:

"What if the other delegates were fully aware of the requirements and constraints for cooperation?

"Do you have any other ideas for specific plans for cooperation?"

If there is interference from powerful external forces, the Silk Road cooperation negotiations may have to be discussed for a long time.

It may take many years to talk about it, or it may never happen.

But if there is no interference from external forces, and at the same time there is a superpower inside to push it, then the whole process will be relatively smooth.

In the next few meetings, the British finally said that they had adjusted their state and accepted the advice of the Ming Dynasty.

Another port on the mainland, Edinburgh, was opened.

Other countries have also come up with their own plans.

The intense negotiations lasted for almost three months, and finally ended at the end of the ninth year of Daming's health.

All countries participating in the negotiations have acceded to the cooperation agreement.

The Austrian and Ottoman ideas were basically realized, and the cooperation agreement was added to the maritime trade component.

After the representatives of each country signed a formal agreement, they returned to their respective countries.

Charlotte of Great Eclipse Britain, William and Louise of Prussia, but took the train to Daming.

Before the arrival of the New Year of Ankang 10 years, the three arrived in Xi'an Mansion in the interior of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Jingyuan received the news in advance and went to the station to pick up the three of them.

Xi'an in December was very cold, and Zhu Jingyuan got out of the car and changed into a down jacket he invented.

Rayon fabric, the warp and weft mesh is more fine, which can really seal the down and prevent them from flying everywhere, and it also has a certain waterproof and windproof effect.

For applications that want to resist the cold of wind and snow in winter, down and rayon are the best design at the moment.

Zhu Jingyuan has lived in a very warm place since the beginning of the world war negotiations, not to mention the previous few years.

Even when it was Xintianfu, there was basically no need for too heavy warm clothes in winter.

It was only after arriving in Edo last year that I saw the heavy snow in the winter that I came up with the idea of a down jacket.

The materials are all there, and it's just a matter of tailoring difficulty to make them.

Zhu Jingyuan handed it over to the Dashi Garment Company to deal with, and sold this new clothes to Daming Mainland, Beiyinzhou, Taixi, Xianbei and other places in the world with cold winter climates.

When Charlotte, William, and Louise got out of the car, they all wore down jackets prepared in advance.

When Charlotte saw Zhu Jingyuan, she couldn't wait to run over with small steps and give Zhu Jingyuan a hug.

Zhu Jingyuan could only continue with a smile, and then returned to the palace with William and Louise with Charlotte.

An internal banquet was held in the back hall of the palace, and after a lively meeting with the three of them, William and Louise took their leave and went back to rest.

Zhu Jingyuan also took Charlotte back to his room, and the two were naturally ready to start a deep exchange.

When all the preparations were in place and the emotions of the two were brewing in place, Zhu Jingyuan habitually took out the wishful bag, but Charlotte immediately reached out and stopped:

"Honey, don't use it, I'll be twenty years old after the New Year, I'm ready to conceive our child......"

Zhu Jingyuan asked quite unexpectedly:

"You're called ready? Have you forgotten that you just drank at today's banquet! ”

In fact, the aristocratic class in the classical era, whether it was Shenzhou or Taixi, was very fond of drinking.

When chatting about games, when you are simply bored, you may just have a drink.

On weekdays, when eating, at large and small banquets, of course, you have to drink one or two glasses.

Drink so casually, because the drinks in their lives are basically low-alcohol alcohol.

Mainly red wine, rice wine, rice wine and so on.

They can be thought of as beverages that contain a lower alcohol concentration.

The Ottomans and Great Cannibals would generally call it something like fermented grape juice or rice soup......

Charlotte and Zhu Jingyuan are no exception, especially today, when a banquet was held, of course, they all drank the handsome wine

Now Charlotte was obviously stunned when she heard Zhu Jingyuan's question:

"What does this have to do with drinking? Isn't it good to have some alcohol...... It's better to get into the state......"

Zhu Jingyuan said helplessly:

"Don't you know that before you are ready to have a child, you should start to quit smoking, stop drinking, and start adjusting your physical status code at least one month in advance, preferably three months to half a year in advance?

"You don't want our children to have any congenital diseases and defects, do you? So for the sake of our children's health, let's wait at least another one to two months!

"After the New Year, I'll ask Daming's doctor to check your body, and then plan a physical care plan for you, and then you can talk about having children."

Charlotte was very frustrated and said:

"Ah...... Can't you drink when you're ready to have a baby? It's too painful, so can you drink it after pregnancy? ”

Zhu Jingyuan fiddled with the Ruyi bag, and while continuing his actions, he continued to communicate with the little lover in England:

"Of course not, you can't touch alcohol until the child is born."

Charlotte was even more frustrated:

"This ...... It's not fun......"

…………

After a long time, the preliminary communication was completed, and the two hugged each other and lay in the bed.

Zhu Jingyuan continued to chant Charlotte:

"Since you are ready to have a child, are you going to live in Daming for a year? To be honest, I don't really trust your British diet and American doctors......"

Charlotte closed her eyes and leaned on Zhu Jingyuan's chest, and subconsciously replied:

"I don't trust it either, and I'm really going to live here...... No, I'm not prepared for that, I'm going back to America when I'm pregnant here......"

Zhu Jingyuan heard what this girl meant, and slapped her directly on the buttocks:

"Don't make a fuss, do you think you can drink when you run back to America?

"Stay in Daming honestly, and let Daming's doctors and midwives keep an eye on you."

Charlotte cried with a sad face:

"I don't want this, woo woo woo ......"

Zhu Jingyuan deliberately continued to chant:

"Don't be distressed, take care to keep a good mood, this is better for the child......"

Charlotte was amused at this moment:

"I'm not pregnant yet!"

The two frolicked in the bed for a while, and Charlotte finally thought of another serious matter:

"By the way, my dear, before I came, my father and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom asked me to talk to you about the problem of Nan Tianzhu.

"Now that Nan Tianzhu has almost reached the state you said, there are basically only birds and beasts left in the wild.

"Da Ming can almost take over Tianzhu, right? What is Daming willing to pay for Tianzhu now? ”

When Zhu Jingyuan heard about Tianzhu, he was a little unhappy:

"What did the officials of the British court do in Tianzhu?

"A persistent, pervasive, almost net-stopper, massive plague.

"It's hard for me not to wonder if there's a human element in it......"

Charlotte pouted:

"I don't know, I should say I can't, it's what my father told me.

"Honey, do you understand what I mean? Understand my situation? ”

Zhu Jingyuan's thinking turned slightly, and he roughly understood the attitude of the Prince of Wales and Charlotte:

"This has been going on for several years, so William Pitt's illness at that time came quite suddenly, and the absence of people was quite sudden.

"Did he just do something bad because he was under too much psychological pressure, and then he had a mental breakdown and his condition got out of control?"

Charlotte blinked and whispered:

"I really don't know about that...... But it's all over anyway, so let's talk about what Daming is willing to pay for Nan Tianzhu now, right? ”

Zhu Jingyuan thought for a while:

"Waiver of the British's war reparations?"

Charlotte rolled her eyes:

"My Royal Highness, the British war reparations are only one year away......"

Zhu Jingyuan gave in a little again:

"So, let's forgive the loan provided by the Ming Dynasty to the United States after the Yinzhou War."

Charlotte was a little tangled and said:

"This condition is not enough, the loans at that time were mainly for the United States, even if the remaining loans are forgiven, it will not be beneficial to the British court, which is still a long way from the bottom line of the British cabinet......

Zhu Jingyuan immediately smiled:

"Still some way from the bottom line? So what else did the British court want?

"Haven't they thought about how they will deal with themselves in the future if Da Ming just doesn't want this land?

"Do you want to move the Tianzhu people who moved to Mozhou back to rebuild South Tianzhu?"

Charlotte was speechless.

(End of chapter)